Here’s a great way to spend your Earth Day – a fun scavenger hunt perfect for the whole family!

What You’ll Need:
*One copy of the scavenger hunt per child, see below
*Pen/pencil/marker/crayon

Preparation:
*If you don’t have all of these things nearby, don’t worry! You can cross off any items your children won’t be able to find and add anything you want!
*Decide if you will all go together or split up. If you split up, decide how much time to give everyone.

With Earth Day and Arbor Day coming up, we should take a moment to appreciate the trees that give us air to breathe, shade in the heat, and a million other things!

What You’ll Need:
*Trees
*Paper
*Crayons

Preparation:
*Don’t have trees in your yard? Head to a local park.

Activity:
*Read some books on trees in the shade of a large tree. See our suggestions below in "Suggested Resources."

Have you already started seeing butterflies in your yard? Well, you will if you make these beautiful butterflies which are also a great way to recycle!

What You’ll Need:
*Toilet paper rolls, OR paper towel rolls, cut in half
*White paper
*Paint
*Glue
*Scissors

Preparation:
*If your child is very young, you may want to cut the butterfly wings out for them ahead of time. Fold the paper in half and cut one set of wings out of the open side.

Teach your child "Baa, Baa Black Sheep" and create your very own black sheep. This craft courtesy of Ashland Community Preschool.

What You’ll Need:
*Paper
*Black or grey paint
*Cotton ball
*Black marker
*Google eye (optional)
*4 mini popsicle sticks or 2 regular popsicle sticks cut in half.

Preparation:

Get ready for the Easter Bunny by making this cute bunny puppet.

What You’ll Need:
*Paper Bag
*Crayon/marker/colored pencils
*Glue
*White paper
*Pink paper
*Pipe Cleaners – 2 per craft
*Cotton Balls – 2 per craft

Preparation:
*For younger children, parents may want to cut out the following: one large white oval and one smaller pink oval (for the stomach), two large white ears and two smaller pink ears.
*Cut the pipe cleaners into 3 pieces each.

The second installment of the Twilight Saga came out on DVD today and we will give away a FREE two-disc special edition of The Twilight Saga: New Moon to one of our Facebook fans! It includes a 6-part documentary that takes you behind the scenes and rehearsal footage and music videos from the soundtrack. Hurry! You must enter by midnight Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Click below to see a preview of the third movie, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, then scroll down to see how to enter to win a FREE two-disc special edition Twilight Saga: New Moon DVD.

To enter to win a FREE two-disc special edition Twilight Saga: New Moon DVD:

Pin The Seder to the Plate - (ages 3+) A fun way to get children excited about the upcoming Passover seder.

Seder Plate - (ages 3+) To help the children understand the seder plate at Passover, have them each create their own.

Passover Coloring Page

These “hand”-made flowers are the perfect way to get into the spirit of spring! And they make a great gift for grandparents, too!

What You’ll Need:
*White paper
*Paint
*Paintbrushes
*Wipes/paper towels

Preparation:
*Walk through your garden to see what color flowers are starting to come up and decide what colors to use for your flowers.

Activity: